Page 13 of Ravenous Alien Mate

Perhaps she ought to be more scared of him, but she wasn’t. It was difficult to imagine him truly hurting her when he’d been so sweet to her thus far. Ten days. He had ten days off work. The idea of spending so much alone time with him lifted her spirits. She enjoyed his company and had started to think of him as a gentle giant.

Frenzy of lust.

Her face heated further.

“There are others?” she asked. “Other human females who have mated with Vash’arr warriors?”

“Yes,” he replied, his voice strained. It sounded as though he were in pain.

“And they are all alive and well?” she asked in a somewhat teasing tone, trying to bring some light to the situation.

“Of course. A Marttiaxoxalian male would never do his female any harm. We treasure our mates, sweet Leah, I promise you that.” His dark eyes gleamed with truth.

She recalled what he’d told her when they first met. He’d claimed he’d spent his entire life waiting for her. He’d also mentioned it was a dream of his to have a family. Hope filled her at the thought. If they were ever blessed with children, she would hold those babies tight and smother them with love.

She’d done the math during her time in jail. A twenty-five-year sentence meant she would be forty-three when she got out of prison, not an entirely impossible age to conceive a child, but a difficult age to start trying. Especially since there was the whole finding a decent father to settle down with dilemma she would’ve been facing too. A challenging prospect with a record like hers. Most men wouldn’t want to marry a woman with a record because it meant she couldn’t easily find a job, and it usually took two salaries for a family to survive in Zone 12, as well as most other zones on Earth.

In the confines of her cold jail cell, she had mourned the loss of the family she would never have. Before her arrest, she used to think she’d marry Steven and live happily-ever-after. What a fool she’d been, falling for a guy who had only wanted to use her.

She’d grown since then and was no longer as gullible as she used to be. Thank goodness for that. But she’d rushed into her relationship with Steven. Was she a fool to rush into her relationship with Jav? Maybe it was best to take it slow, wait a few days, or even longer, before they consummated their mating union.

To her shock, the idea of waiting, even another day, left her saddened. She liked it when Jav touched her, especially when he put his arms around her. He possessed a kind heart. And even if he was a complete jerk, they were still considered mates. She’d come to Mars to become his bride.Never look back.

They were bound to remain together for the rest of their days. He’d even had a doctor start treatments on her which would allow her to match his lifespan, and Marttiaxoxalians mated for life.

She searched her heart and didn’t find much fear. She was a little nervous about mating with Jav for the first time, but she’d already started to trust him.

He’d promised not to hurt her, and the sincerity gleaming in his eyes made it difficult for her to believe he might lie to her. She pushed away the guilt she felt over her own lies and took a deep breath, meeting her mate’s heated gaze.

“I don’t want to wait, Jav,” she announced, her tone coming out more formal than she’d intended. “I think we should mate right now.”

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Jav staredat Leah as desire swept through him. His cock hardened to the point of painfulness and his balls tightened. The scent of his mate filled the air, teasing him with her heady essence.

He took a few steps closer to her but stopped short of touching her. He had a feeling, once he touched her this time, he would give in to the heated passions coursing through his body.

“Are you certain, sweet Leah?” he asked.

She bit her bottom lip and nodded. “I don’t see the point in waiting. After all, we’re going to spend the rest of our lives together. We might as well start now, don’t you think? I do appreciate your patience though. It speaks for your character. It tells me you’re not cruel or unfeeling. That’s important to me.”

He finally reached out to touch her, placing his hand on her shoulder. He stepped closer and peered into her pretty dark gaze, once more mesmerized by the golden flecks in her eyes. Her hair gleamed underneath the overhead lights and shifted slightly as a breeze entered through the open window.

“I vow to cherish you until the end of my days, Leah from Earth.” With his other hand, he stroked her hair and cupped the back of her head.

“And I-I vow to honor our mating union as best I can,” she said, her voice gentle as the breeze ruffling her hair. “I was incredibly nervous about coming to Mars, but now that I’ve met you, Jav, I feel as though I’m getting a second chance.” Her eyes widened after she finished speaking and she pressed her lips together, as if she hadn’t meant to utter this confession aloud. But he was glad she’d said it, because it sounded as though she were speaking from the heart.

The scent of her arousal reached him again and he growled deep in his throat. He cupped her face and leaned down to press his lips to hers. He growled again and proceeded to kiss her thoroughly, delving his tongue inside to tangle with hers and savoring the vibration of her little whimpers.

Soon, he would take her to bed and bring her to the heights of ecstasy.

Despite his desperate need to claim her, he also longed to bring her pleasure. He wanted her writhing beneath him in the throes of passion, screaming out his name as she came again and again.

He broke the kiss, but only so he could sweep her up in his arms and carry her to the bed.

“I’m going to claim you now, sweet Leah. I’m going to make youmine.”

Chapter 11

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